No. 3 Baylor to Visit LATC This Thursday . . .
Ninth-ranked UCLA (9-2) welcomes No. 3 Baylor to the Los Angeles Tennis Center this Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Baylor enters the week with a 7-1 overall record, its only loss coming to then-No. 7 Mississippi at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors back on Feb. 6. The Bears feature the No. 1-ranked player in the nation in Benedikt Dorsch. Benjamin Becker (#5), Ivor Lovrak (#79) and Matija Zgaga (#95) are also ranked. Thursday will mark the first-ever meeting between these two teams.

Bruins Coming off Rare Split in Arizona . . .
The Bruins do not traditionally lose to the Arizona schools. Especially when you consider that UCLA entered last week with an impressive 107-1 all-time record against both Arizona and Arizona State. UCLA, however, suffered only its second loss ever to ASU on Friday, falling 5-2 on Friday. After losing the doubles point, the Bruins' only two victories were by Alberto Francis and Kris Kwinta. UCLA managed to rebound the following day, pulling out a 4-3 decision over Arizona in Tucson. Although the Bruins lost the doubles point again, they received victories from Francis, Philipp Gruendler, Chris Surapol and eventually Tobias Clemens to secure the win.

UCLA in the Rankings . . .
Following its run to the finals at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors, UCLA vaulted from No. 6 to No. 2 in the ITA National Team Rankings released on Feb. 10. However, since the Bruins' loss to ASU last week, UCLA has fallen to No. 9. Indoor champion Illinois remained No. 1, while Mississippi, Baylor, Florida and VCU round out the top-5. In singles, Tobias Clemens checks in at No. 5 nationally and is followed by No. 43 Alberto Francis, No. 61 Lam and No. 73 Kris Kwinta. In doubles, Francis and Kwinta check in at No. 29. Chris Surapol and Aaron Yovan are No. 36.

Three Bruins in 20-Win Club . . .Tobias Clemens, Kris Kwinta and Alberto Francis are three Bruins who have registered at least 20 singles victories so far this season. Clemens' 25 wins leads the team and he is 25-3 overall. Following Clemens is Kwinta, who is 23-8 overall. Rounding out the group is Francis, who checks in with a 21-5 overall record. At 19-10, Lam will join the club with his next victory.

Bruins and Trojans to Battle on TV . . .
Fox Sports Net has decided to air the match between UCLA and USC on Mar. 2. The match will take place at USC's Marks Tennis Stadium and will air tape-delayed on Mar. 6 at 3:00 p.m. UCLA won last year's TV showdown at the LATC, 7-0.

UCLA Home Matches Live Via the Internet . . .
All UCLA home matches can be followed live at UCLA's official athletic website www.uclabruins.com. Fans can access the matches by clicking on the "Live Stats" link in the Events Calendar on the front page or by going into the men's tennis schedule. There is also a link on the men's tennis page.

Head Coach Billy Martin . . .
The 1996 ITA National Coach of the Year and UCLA's 1975 NCAA singles champion, Billy Martin, owns a 239-46 (.839) record in his 11th season as head coach at UCLA. He has led the Bruins into the NCAA Tournament in each of his 10 seasons, guiding the team to seven top-4 finishes, including trips to the finals in 1996 and '99. UCLA has also won four Pac-10 titles during his tenure. Coach Martin was inducted into the ITA Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996.